Deciphering the Brain's Love Map

victor7 writes "Business Week Online is running a story about a new entrant into the online dating service market called Chemistry.com which has a unique approach to trying to match up subscribers. The goal is to try to programmatically decipher the subscriber's brain's 'love map' which they believe represents that chemistry that people have with each other." From the article: "There are other personality types as well that are based on chemistry. There are questions that tell us if you are good at abstract thinking, or quick to make decisions and act on them. It's not exactly like I'm going to light a fire between the two of you. It just raises the chances. Most people fall in love because they have shared values, but they stay in love because their personalities mesh. We're trying to increase the changes of finding that spark and joy and excitement you feel when personalities mesh."

Comments

Re:programatic

[xenocide2]

"Many of my best friends are people who's "chemistry" I'm sure I would never match to."

Which is precicely why you're just friends. =)

Re: not sure one CAN predict by formula

[Kohath]

I'm not speaking from experience, but it seems to me that 2 people will stay together if they want to stay together more than they want anything else.

If they want something else more, then they may eventually choose that thing over staying together. And they'll split up.

I think I cracked the code on relationship longevity. Anyone want to buy my book? It'll say basically the same thing, but it'll be 200 pages and it'll cost you $15.

Trimethylxanthine

[buckhead_buddy]

I agree. I've measured a correspondence in my own interests with peaks of C8H10N4O2, but sometimes this chemical is overwhelming and I have to order decaf.

Computer called me gay

[Hao Wu]

I signed up for a similar study at Harvard.

Stupid algorithm is full of BS. Says I should be dating men.

I hate you, incompetent Harvard science faculty. M.I.T. is forever!

Coming up...

[StringBlade]

Next week we have an article on a phrenological study of love and the shape of your head...

..er, the size of your lumps

...hmmm maybe not.

Re:Hollywood

[AutopsyReport]

I think you meant dating skipped you :)

In Soviet Russia...

[Bob Cat - NYMPHS]

...geeks refuse to sleep with hot girls!

Sorry, it's the only response I could think of for such an idiotic story.

love formula

[ErichTheWebGuy]

I think it looks something like this:

( o )( o )

*ducks*

Re:Love is bullshit

[GrungyLotG]

Am I the only person that sees the irony of this based upon his username?

WAITER!!!!!!!!

[KeiKusanagi]

Waiter!? There's an advertisement in my slashdot!